Kans op 2 miljard demente bejaarden in 2050?

2 Billion Dementia Patients? Medical Establishment Shocked by At-Risk Numbers on the Horizon
Door Laura Gottesdiener, Alternet, 11 oktober 2012

[...] Currently, there are about 36 million people in the world suffering from dementia. By 2050, the population at risk for the disease is expected to hit two billion, causing what experts say will be an unprecedented health care crisis that could cost $1 trillion a year in the U.S. alone [cursivering door mij; K - hoeveel mensen dan echt (zwaar) dement worden, staat te bezien].

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